SQL Tutorial - Learn SQL

SQL Tutorial

SQL is short for Structured Query Language and is a widely used database language, providing means of data manipulation (store, retrieve, update, delete) and database creation.

If you need a quick SQL reference, make sure you download or PDF SQL Cheat Sheet.

Almost all modern Relational Database Management Systems like MS SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MSDE, Oracle, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, Postgres and Informix use SQL as standard database language. Now a word of warning here, although all those RDBMS use SQL, they use different SQL dialects. For example MS SQL Server specific version of the SQL is called T-SQL, Oracle version of SQL is called PL/SQL, MS Access version of SQL is called JET SQL, etc.

Our SQL tutorial will teach you how to use commonly used SQL commands and you
will be able to apply most of the knowledge gathered from this SQL tutorial to
any of the databases above. . If you have a few minutes please watch our SQL Tutorial Video below, which will give you a jump-start into SQL and database development.

SQL Tutorial Table of Contents

SQL Tutorial
This chapter explains what SQL (Structured Query Language) is, and where and how it is used.

SQL
Table
SQL Database Tables are the building blocks of every RDBMS (Relational Database Management System). Learn more about SQL tables here.